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Welcome to Mill Point ...

Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Point: Mill Pt.

Mill Point is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mill Point is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mill Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mill Point: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Mill Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mill Point - they are located in Florida, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Point.

Communities near Mill Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mill Point.

  • Richwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Marlinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Onoto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
  • Edray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
  • Huntersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thorny Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
  • Loveridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
  • Oscar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Neola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Neola is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mill Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mill Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mill Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Point. See our Newspapers Page for Mill Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Point ...

Looking for more information about Mill Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mill Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mill Point.

Adding Mill Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mill Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mill Point post office opened in 1835. The Mill Point post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mill Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mill Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/